James Brolin Biography
James Brolin is an American actor, producer, and director, well known for being featured in film and television, including sitcoms and soap operas. He is also known as the father of actor Josh Brolin and husband of Barbra Streisand. Brolin has won two Golden Globes and an Emmy
Age
Brolin was born on 18th of July in 1940 Westwood, Los Angeles, California, he is 82 years old as of 2023.
James Brolin Height
Brolin stands at a height of 5 feet 10½ inches or 179 cm.
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Family| Siblings| Parents
James was born the eldest of two brothers and two sisters, he was born to Helen Sue (mother), a housewife, and Henry Hurst Bruderlin (father), a building contractor. While he was young he started began building and flying when he was at the age of 10 than in acting.
Wife|Divorce|Jane Cameroon|Barbra Streisand
James married Jane Cameron Agee in 1966, the pair later divorced in the year 1984. After nine years, his wife Cameron passed away in a car accident. He later married Jan Smithers, who is 1986.
The pair later divorced in 1995. He then met Barbra Streisand, a popular American, singer, actress, and director, whom he married in 1998. Brolin currently resides with his wife in Malibu, California.
James Brolin Children |Son
With his first wife Cameron, he had two children and a daughter with his second wife Smithers.
James Brolin Education
Brolin was enrolled at the Santa Monica City College and later joined and studied drama at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Career
James began his career in featured as Craig Kenneth with his first significant film was ‘Von Ryan’s Express’ a World War II adventure film, which was released in 1965.
His film was directed by Mark Robson, was about a group of Allied Soldiers, and a daring escape they conduct by hijacking a train.
He as well got featured as soldier Private Ames. He later got featured in ‘The Cape Town Affair’, a spy film which was about South African secret agents trying to save confidential microfilm before the communists could get hold of it. James later got featured as the main role, appearing as Skip McCoy. The film earned negative reviews.
He later got featured in a popular television medical drama ‘Marcus Welby, MD’ featured as the lead role. He later got featured as a young, talented assistant physician Dr. Steven Kiley, The movie earned much popularity and appreciation.
The series later became a huge success and was one of the top-rated TV shows of that time. He as well won an Emmy Award, along with a Golden Globe Award, for his performance.
Later he got featured in several movies over the next years, including ‘Skyjacked’ of 1972, ‘Trapped’ of 1973’, ‘The Car’ of 1977, ‘The Amityville Horror’ of 1979, ‘Night of the Juggler’ of 1980, and ‘High Risk’ of 1981.
He later got back to television to appear in the popular series ‘Hotel’. His role of Peter McDermott, a hotel manager who tries to help people with their problems, was quite appreciated.
The role got him nominated for the ‘Golden Globe Award’ twice, though he didn’t win either time.
Over the following years, he appeared in movies, such as ‘Deep Dark Secrets’ (1987), ‘Ted & Venus’ (1991), and ‘Parallel Lives’ (1994).
2000-2017
In the year 2000, he as well got featured in the hit crime drama ‘Traffic’, in which he portrayed a character named General Ralph Landry. The film earned a huge commercial success, grossing more than 200 million worldwide. The film as well earned a few Oscars.
Brolin as well got featured as former American president Ronald Reagan, in a popular 3-hour television film ‘The Reagans’. Directed by Robert Allen Ackerman, the film has controversy for its negative portrayal of Reagan. For his acting, Brolin was nominated for a ‘Golden Globe’ and a ‘Primetime Emmy Award’.
He then got featured in main roles, as well as supporting roles, in several popular movies such as ‘The Alibi’ of 2006, ‘The Hunting Party’ of 2007, ‘Lost City Raiders’ of 2008, ‘Standing Ovation’ of 2010, ‘A Fonder Heart’ of 2011, and ‘Accidental Love’ of 2015.
He was most recently seen in the film ‘Sisters’, a 2015 American comedy, which was directed by Jason Moore. The same year, he also started appearing in the television series ‘Life in Pieces’, playing a retired pilot named John Bertram Short. As of March 2017, the show is running in its third season.
Net Worth
James has an estimated net worth of $50 million as of 2023. He made his net worth through his acting work in television and movies, but mostly through soap operas and sitcoms.
James Brolin Josh Brolin | Son
He is the father Josh Brolin who is also an American actor known for his role in the 1985 film The Goonies.
He as well appeared in a wide range of films and is known for his roles as Llewelyn Moss in No Country for Old Men, George W. Bush in W. and Dan White in Milk, the last of which earned him Academy Award and SAG Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.
Sitcom
He was featured in the movie (Sitcom) together with actors Dianne Wiest and who heads of a large, happy family, in which each member is approaching different milestones.
They had their eldest daughter, Heather (Betsy Brandt) and her husband consider having another child as they get closer to an empty nest; middle child Matt (Thomas Sadoski) thinks he has found true love; and the youngest of the three siblings, Greg (Colin Hanks) is overwhelmed after having his first child with his wife. Various perspectives are employed as each family member’s story unfolds.
Movies
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Year |
Title |
Role |
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2019 |
Being Rose |
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2015 |
Accidental Love |
Senator Bramen |
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The Steps |
Ed |
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The 33 |
Jeff Hart |
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Sisters |
Bucky Ellis |
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2014 |
Elsa & Fred |
Max Hayes |
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2011 |
Last Will |
Det. Sloan |
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A Fonder Heart |
Craig |
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Love, Wedding, Marriage |
Bradley |
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2010 |
Burlesque |
Mr. Anderson |
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Standing Ovation |
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2009 |
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard |
Ben Selleck |
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Bitter/Sweet |
Calvert Jenkins |
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2008 |
Last Chance Harvey |
Brian |
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2007 |
The American Standards |
Jack Jennings |
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The Hunting Party |
Franklin Harris |
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Bad Girl Island |
Terry Bamba |
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2006 |
The Alibi |
Robert Hatch |
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2003 |
A Guy Thing |
Ken Cooper |
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2002 |
Catch Me If You Can |
Jack Barnes |
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The Master of Disguise |
Febbrizio Disguisey |
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2000 |
Traffic |
General Ralph Landry |
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1997 |
My Brother’s War |
John Hall |
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1994 |
The Book of Acts |
Simon Peter |
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1993 |
Paper Hearts |
Henry |
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1992 |
Gas Food Lodging |
John Evans |
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1991 |
Ted & Venus |
Max Waters |
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1990 |
Bad Jim |
B. D. Sweetman |
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1989 |
Voice of the Heart |
Victor Mason |
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1987 |
Deep Dark Secrets |
Michael Wakefield |
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1985 |
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure |
P.W. Herman |
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1981 |
High Risk |
Stone |
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1980 |
Night of the Juggler |
Sean Boyd |
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1979 |
The Amityville Horror |
George Lutz |
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1977 |
The Car |
Captain Wade Parent |
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Capricorn One |
Colonel Charles Brubaker |
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1976 |
Gable and Lombard |
Clark Gable |
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1973 |
Westworld |
John Blane |
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1972 |
Skyjacked |
Sgt. Jerome K. Weber |
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1968 |
The Boston Strangler |
Detective Sgt. Phil Lisi |
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1967 |
The Cape Town Affair |
Skip McCoy |
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1966 |
Our Man Flint |
GALAXY technician |
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1966 |
Fantastic Voyage |
Technician |
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1965 |
Dear Brigitte |
Student |
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1965 |
Von Ryan’s Express |
Private Ames |
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1963 |
Take Her, She’s Mine |
Mel |
Tv Shows
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Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
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2017 |
Royal Hearts |
Hank Pavlik |
Television movie (also Director) |
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2016 |
I’ll Be Home For Christmas |
Jack |
Television movie (also Executive Producer & Director) |
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2015–present |
Life in Pieces |
John Short |
Current series |
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2013–16 |
Castle |
Jackson Hunt |
3 episodes |
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2013 |
Community |
William Winger |
Episode: “Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations” |
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Christmas with Tucker |
Bo McCray |
Television movie |
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2010 |
Blackout |
Terrance Danfield |
3 episodes |
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2009 |
Psych |
Sheriff Hank Mendel |
Episode: “High Noon-ish” |
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2008 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
Colonel Richard Finley |
Episode: “Lunacy” |
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Lost City Raiders |
John Kubiak |
Television movie |
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2005 |
Monk |
Daniel Thorn |
Episode: “Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas” |
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Widow on the Hill |
Hank Cavanaugh |
Television movie |
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2003 |
The Reagans |
Ronald Reagan |
Television movie |
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2002 |
The West Wing |
Governor Robert Ritchie |
2 episodes |
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1998 |
A Marriage of Convenience |
Mason Whitney |
Television movie |
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1997 |
Roseanne |
Edgar Wellman, Jr. |
2 episodes |
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1997–2000 |
Pensacola: Wings of Gold |
Lt. Colonel Bill Kelly |
66 episodes |
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